Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2019 RunGood Poker Series Hard Rock Tulsa
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 RunGood Poker Series Hard Rock Tulsa
Buy-in
$675
Entries
319
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
60,000
RGPS Tulsa Hard Rock Main Event: Fred Roll Bags Day 1A Chip Lead
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Fred Roll knocked out Keith Ferrera near the end of Day 1A to bag the chip lead with 166,000. Ferrera shoved all in with four diamonds on the board and Roll called with the 
for the third-nut flush and was good. He eliminated Ferrera and solidified the chip lead with only six hands left to play after the elimination.
The first of three flights for the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) Main Event drew 82 entries and 16 players advanced to Day 2, which will be Sunday at noon.
Many of the RunGood family were in action Friday night including Blair and Mason Hinkle, who both busted and should return Saturday for the next two flights. Likewise, Julie Cornelius was also eliminated when she got all in with queens against Michael Crawford, who had kings.
Meanwhile, Justin Gardenhire (127,000), Cash Carpenter (64,500), Dan Martin (65,500), Grant Hinkle (139,500), and Papa Karn (68,500) all advanced to Day 2.
Tonight will likely end up being the most fun of the three flights. It started when Run Good CEO Tana Karn handed out cake to the players in celebration of winning the GPI's Global Poker Award for Mid-Major Tour of the Year last month.
Then it became common to applaud as players were heading to the rail. Many of the eliminated took bows as they either headed home for the evening or to the cashier to rebuy.
We're doing it all again tomorrow, kicking off with Day 1b at noon and finally Day 1c at 7 p.m.
All the updates and photos from the RGPS Season Finale will be right here on PokerNews.com, so be sure to join us then!
End of Day 1a Chip Counts (full)
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
166,000 | 90,000 |
|
156,000 | 97,000 |
|
139,500 | 80,500 |
|
134,000 | -26,000 |
|
132,000 | 22,000 |
|
127,000 | 58,000 |
|
123,000 | 3,000 |
|
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
|
|
84,500 | 10,500 |
|
84,500 | 40,000 |
|
|
73,500 | -58,500 |
|
70,000 | 70,000 |
|
70,000 | 70,000 |
|
68,500 | -35,500 |
|
65,500 | 6,200 |
|
64,500 | 40,500 |
Matt Newcomb Busts Two
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Sarah Renko moved all in for 24,000 and Daniel Hughes reraised all in on the button for 28,000.
Matt Newcomb was in the big blind and called, covering both all in players and tabling 
.
Hughes had 
and Renko had 
.
The board ran out 
and Newcomb won the pot and eliminated both his opponents.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000 | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Paul Strohm Doubles Through Daniel Hughes
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Paul Strohm raised to 8,000 and Daniel Hughes reraised to 16,500. Strohm called with about 35,000 behind.
The flop came 
and Hughes moved all in. Strohm called.
Strohm had 
against the 
of Hughes.
The turn was the 
and the river was the .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000 | 31,000 |
|
|
28,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Michael Crawford Eliminated Julie Cornelius
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Grant Hinkle opened from early position and Michael Crawford moved all in for about 90,000 from the cutoff before Julie Cornelius called for less on the button. Hinkle folded.
Cornelius was at risk with 
against the 
of Crawford.
The board ran out 
and Crawford eliminated Cornelius.
Crawford has $132,149 in live tournament winnings with $117,680 coming from a second-place finish in Potawatomi at a WSOP circuit Main event last year. He finished second to Keven Stammen after deciding to play the main event when a fishing trip was rained out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000 | 30,000 |
|
Busted |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
81,000 | 14,000 |
|
|
76,000 | 19,500 |
|
|
41,000 | 25,700 |
|
38,400 | 12,900 |
|
34,100 | 100 |
|
Busted |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Justin Gardenhire Doubles Through Julie Cornelius
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
After some previous action, Julie Cornelius raised to 16,000 and Justin Gardenhire raised all in for about 38,000. Cornelius called with and was behind the 
of Gardenhire.
The board ran out 
and Gardenhire doubled through Cornelius.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
69,000 | 25,400 |
|
|
37,000 | -35,000 |